lcionline Chapter 315 “Poof.”
Chapter 315 “Poof.”
Marrying the princess to a minister is a reward from the emperor.
Although it may sound a bit "unkind" to say this, the marriage between the eldest princess and the son of Anguo Marquis is indeed not something that the two of them can easily decide. In a sense, the eldest princess's marriage is a favor from the emperor to the Anguo Marquis's Mansion, and the son of Anguo Marquis is the sacrifice that this family offers to prove their loyalty to this reward.
Xie Yu could really see that the reason why Concubine Deng arranged this marriage for her adopted daughter was because she wanted to gain help for her own son in seizing the throne. And considering the emperor's shrewdness, it was impossible for him not to see through Concubine Deng's plan. It's just that this person... has always been very confident in her ability to control the situation, and at the same time, she had no intention of stopping her offspring from fighting each other.
Even though he already knew that his daughter with Xie Yuzhen would be the monarch who would bring about a glorious and prosperous era in the future, the emperor never stopped his other heirs from getting involved in power. Even though he favored Yuanjun, he still acted as if he wanted to let her compete with her brothers and sisters on her own.
On this point, Xie Yuzhen's opinion once again subtly coincided with his - her daughter could not be a flower grown in a greenhouse. No matter how precious the jade was, if it was not polished and carved, it would not be able to shine from the gray stone skin.
But Yuanjun is still too young now. As a mother, Xie Yuzhen believes that she must explore the way forward for her daughter and lay some groundwork.
In this way, although Xie Yuzhen could see clearly what Concubine Deng was planning, and could also see that the eldest princess might have inherited her adoptive mother's will and wanted to use this matter to control the Prince of Anguo, she only made a few sarcastic remarks and did not clearly express that she wanted to prevent the marriage between the two. She just lightly said that she would report today's events to the emperor, her father, and let him decide.
Xie Yuzhen also found that after he expressed his intention, Lu Yanzhen was obviously much more relaxed. It was obvious that this "eldest daughter" was already prepared to deal with her own father's words.
Unlike Ruan He who was deeply moved, and Ruan Xiang'e who was equally excited, Lu Xianqiong was almost pissed off by her "obstinate" elder sister.
Only after those people left did Lu Xianqiong jump up from her chair: "Empress Zhao, why...why is my elder sister like this?"
"Is that man so good?" The second princess stamped her feet.
"It's obvious that they haven't met each other many times. At most, they've met a few times at palace banquets, a few times when they went out for outings... and they've only exchanged letters occasionally. How come, how come they've suddenly become so devoted to each other?"
Lu Xianqiong was angry and anxious, and was very puzzled: "Madam Zhao, that Ruan looks sickly, and is not a peerless beauty. He doesn't look like a male vixen. What tricks did he use to confuse my sister to this extent... It's really..."
"The more I think about it, the angrier I get."
Xie Yuzhen smiled and watched Lu Xianqiong complain for a long time before she calmed down. She waved her round fan and asked with a smile: "If you put yourself in the position of the eldest princess, what would you do?"
"Of course I'll beat him up first, then cancel the engagement and let him marry whoever he wants!" Lu Xianqiong said, her ears slightly reddened. "If I, if I want to find a prince consort, I'll definitely find someone who is devoted to me..."
"Wholeheartedly!" Lu Weiyuan, who was sitting next to his mother, suddenly raised his hands and said this.
Her voice was sweet and loud, and she started to giggle after saying this. The childish and innocent laughter immediately broke the somewhat stagnant atmosphere in the small pavilion.
Lu Xianqiong also felt that she was no longer so conflicted. She put her hands on her hips and sighed, "Forget it, forget it. After all, she is my biological sister. If she gets sad in the future, I will stand by her side no matter what."
I’m afraid that the one who will be sad in the future will not be the eldest princess.
Xie Yuzhen really liked Lu Xianqiong, a lively, cheerful, straightforward and decisive woman. He wished he could snatch this daughter from Concubine Li and make her his own baby's right-hand man: "Don't worry, a princess of the royal family will not suffer any loss in such matters as long as she can stand on her own feet. What's more..."
"What's more?" Lu Xianqiong had no conspiracy in her mind, so she asked directly out of curiosity.
Before Xie Yuzhen could answer, Lu Weiyuan jumped out again: "Big sister, you are smart!"
Seeing this, the mother laughed first: "Yes, yes, the eldest princess is very smart."
Lu Xianqiong scratched his head in confusion, and when he saw the mother and daughter smiling at each other, although he was still confused in his heart, he couldn't help but laugh along with them.
There was laughter and joy in the small pavilion.
Jun Yuexin, who was wearing riding clothes, came in, supporting Xu Jieyu, who was limping.
"Oh, did A Yuan fall?" Xie Yuzhen handed his daughter to Lu Xianqiong and quickly stood up to greet her.
Xu Jieyu shook her head shyly: "It was my first time riding a horse. I was too excited and didn't pay attention to the time. My legs were rubbed a little..."
"So that's how it is." Xie Yuzhen quickly asked someone to bring a cushion and asked Concubine Xu to sit down.
Lu Xianqiong on the side thought about it and decided to go to the emperor, her father, to complain first.
She returned Lu Weiyuan to Xie Ruizhen, said goodbye to everyone and left.
After she left, Jun Yuexin picked up a piece of fruit on the table, took a bite, sat down and crossed her legs lazily, and asked, "People were coming in and out of this place just now. Did something happen?"
"It's not a big deal." Now those who stayed in the small pavilion were all real family members. While Xie Yuzhen was calling the palace servants to get the ointment, he answered, "The son of the Marquis of Anguo, who was engaged to the eldest princess, had an affair with his cousin and got pregnant. The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anguo wanted to have a private talk with the eldest princess to persuade her to accept the cousin as a concubine."
"He hasn't even become a royal consort yet, but he's already thinking about taking a concubine?" Xu Yueyuan changed to a comfortable position and sat on the couch. Riding a horse is fun, but it's also really tiring.
She thought for a moment and then said, "I'm afraid our eldest princess wouldn't mind this prince having a concubine."
"That's right." Xie Yuzhen nodded and described Lu Xianqiong's angry look. "The second princess is much cuter than her sister. Yuexin, you might as well take this opportunity to see if you can get a position as the princess' martial arts master."
Jun Yue, who was chewing the fruit, choked up a little: "It's not enough for me to teach those girls you adopted martial arts, and you want me to do another job?"
"Oh, Yue Niang, we know you work hard, but these children will be our foundation in the future. They will be your generals, and you will be their marshal~" Xie Yuzhen pinched his throat and acted in a very pretentious way, giving his close friend goose bumps.
“Stop, stop, stop!” Jun Yuexin waved her hands repeatedly, “Are you usually like this with…?”
Xie Yuzhen raised an eyebrow and stopped pretending: "He is much easier to fool than you. Alas, this childhood sweetheart knows everything about her, so it's not easy to fool her."
Jun Yuexin:......
Xu Yueyuan at the side said: "Pfft."